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Ms. M. Michele Burns served as Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Policy Center sponsored by Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. from 2011 to 2014. Ms. Burns served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer LLC from September 25, 2006 to February 2012. Ms. Burns served as the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer Gold Corp. (AKA Tresoro Mining Corp.). She served as the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer at Mercer Limited and Mercer Inc. (also ... known as Mercer Consulting Group, Inc.), a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) from September 25, 2006 to April 2012. She served as the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer (US) Inc. and Mercer (Canada) Limited. She joined MMC in March 2006 as its Executive Vice President and served as its Chief Financial Officer from March 2006 to September 2006. Ms. Burns served as an Executive Vice President of Marsh & Mclennan Companies Inc. from March 1, 2006 to September 25, 2006 and served as its Chief Financial Officer from March 31, 2006 to September 25, 2006. She served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Mirant Corporation since May 2004 and served as its Chief Restructuring Officer since August 2008. She served as Chief Executive Officer of Mercer Human Resource Consulting LLC. She served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at GenOn Energy, Inc. from May 23, 2004 to 2006 and also served as its Chief Restructuring Officer from August 2004 to 2006. She served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Delta Air Lines Inc. from August 2000 to May 2004 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer until May 2004. Ms. Burns served as a Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Delta Air Lines Inc. from January 2000 to August 2000, Vice President of Corporate Tax from September 1999 to February 2000, Vice President of Corporate Tax from January 1999 to September 1999. She served as a Partner of Arthur Andersen LLP from 1991 to January 1999. Ms. Burns served as a Manager of GenOn Americas Generation LLC from May 2004 to November 10, 2005. She began her career at Arthur Andersen LLP in 1981, where she served regional and national leadership roles in a number of practices. As a Senior Partner, she led Andersen's Southern Region Federal Tax Practice, headed its U.S. Healthcare Practice and its Southeastern Region Financial Services Practice and served on its Global Advisory Council. She was responsible for Finance, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Real Estate, Risk Management, Investor Relations, Business Development and Delta Technology, the Airline's Technology subsidiary. She served as Chairperson and Director of Mercer Human Resource Consulting LLC, Mercer LLC since September 25, 2006. She serves as a Director of Mercer, Inc. She has been a Director of Cisco Systems, Inc. since November 11, 2003 and Circle Internet Financial, Inc. since January 16, 2014. Ms. Burns serves as a Director of Worldspan L.P, and Ivan Allen Company. She serves as Treasurer and a Founding Member of the board of Directors of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. She has been a Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since July 2014. Ms. Burns has been an Independent Director at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. since October 2011. She served as an Independent Director at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from June 25, 2003 to May 3, 2013. She served as a Director at Mercer (US) Inc., Mercer (Canada) Limited and Mercer Gold Corp. She served as a Director of Orbitz Inc. since September 2000. She served as a Director of Mercer Limited since September 25, 2006. She served as a Director of Mercer LLC. She served as a Member of Board of Managers of GenOn Mid Atlantic LLC. She joined Delta in January 1999 and served as a Member of Delta Air Lines Executive Council. She serves as Center Fellow and Strategic Advisor, Stanford University Center on Longevity. Ms. Burns holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Georgia, and an MBA from Babson College. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she also received a Masters degree in accounting.

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